{"product_id":"the-jungle-book-9781914602450","title":"The Jungle Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChiltern Publishing was formed in 2018 with a vision to create the most beautiful classics.\u003c\/b\u003e Using a perfect mix of tradition and\u003cbr\u003ethe very latest in printing techniques, 19th Century quality has met 21st Century technology. With wonderfully detailed covers, sparkling gilt edges, \u003cbr\u003ecreamy pages, and stitched binding they are the most beautiful classics ever published.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiving among the wolves in the jungle, young man cub Mowgli quickly learns to live life among his wolf pack and all the animals that inhabit the jungle.\u003c\/b\u003e But when the villainous tiger Shere Khan threatens Mowgli's life, black panther Bagheera offers to take Mowgli to a nearby man village where he will be safe from the tiger's wrath. Along the way, Mowgli gets tangled up in a series of encounters with a sly snake named Kaa, a ruthless orangutan named King Louie and a lazy bear named Baloo, who quickly becomes his guide to the 'bear necessities' of life. A major theme in the book is abandonment followed by fostering, as in the life of Mowgli, echoing Kipling's own childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKipling, Rudyard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eJoseph Rudyard Kipling\u003c\/b\u003e was an English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work. Kipling's works of fiction include \u003ci\u003eThe Jungle Book\u003c\/i\u003e duology, \u003ci\u003eKim\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eJust So Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and many short stories, including \"The Man Who Would Be King.\" His poems include \"Mandalay\", \"Gunga Din\", \"The Gods of the Copybook Headings,\" \"The White Man's Burden,\" and \"If.\" He is seen as an innovator in the art of the short story. His children's books are perennial classics; one critic noted \"a versatile and luminous narrative gift.\"","brand":"Chiltern Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50878143856914,"sku":"9781914602450","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b701efe6-a65b-4e9c-b59f-a7fc6137bf11.jpg?v=1763538751","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-jungle-book-9781914602450","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}